Peapack Reformed Church Sermons and Teachings <itunes:category>

"Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly father is perfect." Pastor Alex helps us more fully understand this seemingly impossible command.

You are the salt of the earth! You are the light of the world! Let's dissect these two designations Jesus gives his disciples.

A slightly different kind of sermon--Pastor Alex offers a modern re-imagination of the the beatitudes. Enjoy!

The call to follow Jesus is simple but it's not easy. Pastor Alex walks us through Jesus calling his first disciples.

What are you looking for? Jesus asks this question to John's disciples and to us.

What does Christ's baptism teach us about our own baptism?

How are you receiving Jesus at the beginning of this New Year?

What is the core of love? What is the BIG love that animates and initiates all of our smaller loves?

Is joy something we can control? Or is true joy the gift of God's presence and promises in every circumstance?

Advent is not just about remembering the events proceeding the Christmas story, it's also about anticipating the return of Christ. Jesus is our Herald of Hope; do you risk hope? Pastor Alex encourages us to slow down and sit in love, so that we can wait in hope.

Pastor Alex invites us to give thanks to Christ our King for how He creates, sustains, and redeems! If you have been blessed by God through our preaching ministry, consider making a donation to Peapack Reformed Church at this link: https://securepayment.link/peapackreformed/

Jesus Christ claims us as his own and does not let go of us, even in the midst of chaos, tumult, and persecution.

There's bad news and there's good news. The bad news: we don't always live our lives in light of the promises of God. The good news: God's promises beyond life are trustworthy, true, and secure!

On All-Saints Day we re-imagined sainthood and saw the saints!

What does true humility look like? How do we practice humility? How is God involved in practicing humility?

There's no place Jesus won't go. This past week, the healing power of Jesus was made known in a powerful way in our congregation's life. Praise God!

What if ordinary acts of everyday faithfulness in the midst of hardship are what actually increase our faith?

What does the next chapter in the life of Peapack Reformed Church look like?

Pastor Alex explains the three movements of grace in Luke 15:1-10. Grace relentlessly pursues brokenness, grace rescues completely and festively, and grace integrates us back into community.

Pastor Alex walks us through a difficult passage in the Gospel of Luke. In order to make sense of this passage, we have to get clear on the God who calls us and we have to get clear on the cost of the call.

Pastor Alex walks us through Luke 14:1,7-14. Jesus calls us to associate with and invite the poor into our fellowship so that we might be blessed. What does that blessing look like? Listen to find out!

Pastor Alex walks us through Luke 13:10-17. Identifying that God is present to our pain, God promises us freedom, and practicing liberation is the heart of the Sabbath.

Pastor Alex takes us through a look at some difficult and abrasive words from Jesus in Luke 12:49-56.

Pastor Alex walks us through Luke 12:32-40, stating that we have to name reality, reclaim our identity, and cultivate faithful action.